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Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients
Press Conference

September 17th, 2003
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MNA Exectuive Director
Julie Pinkham speaks to the
press about the formation
of the Coalition to Protect
Massachusetts Patients.


The Coalition unveiled a
checklist of key questions
that patients need to ask
when being admitted to
a hospital in order to
assess their safety.


And announced the creation
of the Coalition Web site,
www.protectmasspatients.org,
and the establishment
of a patient hotline,
617.731.2813.


All of the participating
Coalition members
stand united.

 
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Carlos Alvarez, Executive
Director, American Lung
Association of
Massachusetts
  Susan Whalen, Associate
Director, Massachusetts
Breast Cancer Coalition

Phil Mamber, President of
Massachusetts Senior
Action Council



Dr. Lisa McCoy, Director of
Cancer Detection for
New England, American
Cancer Society


Julie Pinkham gives some
closing remarks and fields
questions from reporters.








 

 

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